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Tate, Robyn L. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
This "Compendium" is a comprehensive reference manual containing an extensive selection of instruments developed to measure signs and symptoms commonly encountered in neurological conditions, both progressive and non-progressive. It provides a repository of established instruments, as well as newly-developed scales, and covers all aspects of the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Dementia, Health Conditions, Community Involvement
Allan, Julaine; Ball, Patrick; Alston, Margaret – Rural Society, 2010
The divide between rich and poor in Australia is starkly apparent in health status statistics; the poorest Australians have the poorest health, and many live in rural Australia. However, little is known about financially deprived rural citizen's perceptions of their own health and their expectations of health care services. As a result,…
Descriptors: Health Services, Rural Population, Intervention, Health Promotion
Amit, Karin; Litwin, Howard – Social Indicators Research, 2010
The present study evaluated the integration of elderly people who migrated to Israel during their lifetimes. Subjective well-being, as measured by the immigrants' perception of quality of life, satisfaction with life and emotional state, served as a general indicator of integration. The integration of elderly immigrants has not received adequate…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Economic Status, Life Satisfaction, Health Conditions
Sullivan, Sheena G.; Hussain, Rafat – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
In Australia, general health and medical services are subsidised by the government. This includes care for people with disabilities, screening and diagnostic services for common diseases, including cancer, and care and treatment for various medical conditions. In Western Australia, the majority of state-provided health services are well documented…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Hospitals, Learning Disabilities, Health Conditions
US Environmental Protection Agency, 2009
Understanding the importance of good indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools is the backbone of developing an effective Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) program. Poor IAQ can lead to a large variety of health problems and potentially affect comfort, concentration, and staff/student performance. In recognition of tight school budgets, this guidance is designed…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Pollution, Context Effect, Health Conditions
Quandt, Sara A.; Chen, Haiying; Bell, Ronny A.; Savoca, Margaret R.; Anderson, Andrea M.; Leng, Xiaoyan; Kohrman, Teresa; Gilbert, Gregg H.; Arcury, Thomas A. – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: Dietary variation is important for health maintenance and disease prevention among older adults. However, oral health deficits impair ability to bite and chew foods. This study examines the association between oral health and foods avoided or modified in a multiethnic rural population of older adults. It considers implications for…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Rural Population, Prevention, American Indians
Currie, Janet; Stabile, Mark; Manivong, Phongsack; Roos, Leslie L. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008
Previous research has shown a strong connection between birth weight and future child outcomes. But this research has not asked how insults to child health after birth affect long-term outcomes, whether health at birth matters primarily because it predicts future health or through some other mechanism, or whether health insults matter more at some…
Descriptors: Siblings, Body Weight, Health Conditions, Public Health
Bimmel, Nicole; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.; Juffer, Femmie; De Geus, Eco J. C. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2008
The present longitudinal study examined resting heart rate and heart rate variability and reactivity to a stressful gambling task in adopted adolescents with aggressive, delinquent, or internalizing behavior problems and adopted adolescents without behavior problems (total N=151). Early-onset delinquent adolescents showed heart rate…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Health Conditions
Consolo, Kitty – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2008
Distance runners spend many hours training assiduously for competition, yet on race day they can often make mistakes that sabotage their performance. This article addresses five common race-day mistakes: (1) failure to bring proper equipment to the race; (2) failure to eat an appropriate race-day meal; (3) failure to hydrate properly; (4) failure…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Health Conditions, Eating Disorders, Competition
Parish, Susan L.; Moss, Kathryn; Richman, Erica L. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2008
A focus group study was conducted with individuals with developmental disabilities to understand their perspectives on their health status, health promotion behaviors, and health care services they receive. The majority of participants reported good to excellent health, and all had some form of medical insurance. However, participants reported…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Health Needs, Health Promotion, Focus Groups
Silvestri, Lynette; Bonis, Marc – Education, 2009
Health education can improve the health of the nation. Emphasis is on promoting health, maintaining good health and preventing health problems. A segment of society that tends to ignore their health is college students. They are a large group that makes up 31% of 18-24 year olds in the U.S. (Hingson, et al, 2001). This population is considered to…
Descriptors: College Students, Intervention, Health Education, Health Promotion
Hamilton, Nancy A.; Gallagher, Matthew W.; Preacher, Kristopher J.; Stevens, Natalie; Nelson, Christy A.; Karlson, Cynthia; McCurdy, Danyale – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007
Most Americans have occasional problems with insomnia. The relationship of insomnia to illness is well known. However, insomnia may also relate to lower levels of well-being. Although there are various definitions of well-being, one of the most clearly articulated and comprehensive models identifies 2 overarching constructs, psychological…
Descriptors: Health Conditions, Well Being, Physical Health, Psychology
Lindsey, Martha Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Health literacy involves basic reading and numeracy, which allow a person to function as a health care consumer, by reading, understanding, evaluating and using information in health documents. For thirty years, the gap between the reading level of most of the public, eighth grade, and the reading level of most written health information, above…
Descriptors: Expertise, Reading Materials, Health Promotion, Reading
Taras, Howard – State Education Standard, 2009
School administrators and teachers are often implicated, when the topic of dropouts and low graduation rates arises, for their alleged failure to make schools effectively engaging for students and their families. However, this may be simplifying a situation that is comprised of many complexities. Even an amply inspiring school program may not…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Chronic Illness
Wright, Kynna N. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2009
The American Indian tribal nations and communities have long experienced health status worse than that of other Americans. Although major gains in reducing health disparities were made during the last half of the 20th century, most gains stopped by the mid-1980s. Consequently, health disparities continue to exist with marked variation across…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Needs, Intervention, Heart Disorders